PCI-2010

April 2009

12th International Conference
on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice
Sapporo, Japan,
5-10 September 2010

1st Circular
Welcome to PCI-2010
The Organizing Committee of the 12th International Conference on the Physics and Chemistry of Ice (PCI-2010)is pleased to get the 1st circular distributed for all who are planning to participate or are interested in PCI-2010,
which will be held in Sapporo, Japan, from September 5 to 10, 2010. PCI meetings were previously held in 1966
and 1991 in Sapporo, and PCI-2010 will be the third conference held in Sapporo. We cordially invite all of you tojoin the vital and fruitful discussion in all fields of Physics and Chemistry of Ice.
PCI-2010 will be held at the Conference Hall on the campus of Hokkaido University, located in the center ofSapporo in Hokkaido, the northern-most island of Japan. We are proud to organize the PCI-2010 conference at
Hokkaido University that has a long history of pioneering work on ice research. Hokkaido University wasfounded in 1876 as Sapporo Agricultural College-the first university in the nation that awarded bachelor’s degrees.
The University is also renowned as the "most beautiful college campus" in Japan.
We are still in the preliminary planning stage of the conference and very much would like to ask your input andadvice to make PCI-2010 enjoyable and fruitful. This conference offers opportunities for presentation anddiscussion of the most up-to-date research in the physics and chemistry of ice. The conference will include
plenary (invited) lectures, keynote lectures, selected oral presentations and poster sessions.

Scientific topics
This conference will cover various topics related to physical and chemical properties of ice in condensed matterphysics, surface science, chemistry, geophysics, space science, biology, and materials science. Sessions will beorganized so as to promote interdisciplinary discussion of the physics and chemistry of ice. Session topics
include:Quantum chemistry and molecular dynamics
Stable and metastable phases of ice
Bulk properties of ice
Surface properties of ice
Defects in ice
Phase transition of ice and snow and crystal patterns
Clathrate hydrates
Ice and biology
Ice thin film
Ice in space and in the atmosphere
Chemical and physical reactions on ice
Applied physics of ice and snow
OthersScientific Committee
John W. Glen (UK)Stephen Kirby (USA)
Werner F. Kuhs (Germany)Victor F. Petrenko (USA)Masahiko Arakawa (Japan)

Norikazu Maeno (Japan)
Patricia L. M. Plummer (USA)John S. Tse (Canada)
Yoshinori Furukawa (Japan)

PCI-2010
Organization Committee (Tentative)
Chairperson
Secretary

Yoshinori Furukawa (Hokkaido University)
Gen Sazaki (Hokkaido University)
Tsutomu Uchida (Hokkaido University)
Takeo Hondoh (Hokkaido University)
Masahiko Arakawa (Nagoya University)
Sakae Tsuda（AIST）
Naohisa Ogawa (Hokkaido Institute of Technology)
Hiroki Nada (AIST)
Salvador Zepeda (Hokkaido University)
Yoshinori Iizuka (Hokkaido University)
Naoki Watanabe (Hokkaido University)

Language
English is the official language of this conference.

Proceedings
The conference proceedings will be published by the Hokkaido University Press as a book. The submitted papers
will be peer-reviewed.

Homepage
For updated information, visit our Web site:

http://www.lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp/PCI-2010/
More detailed information of the announcements and Call for papers will be provided on the Web site.

Important dates
1st Circular, Website Open
2nd Circular, Call for Papers
Abstract Submission
Notification of Author
Early Registration
Late Registration
Deadline of Proceedings Manuscript Submission
Conference
Publication of the Proceedings

April 15, 2009
September 2009
November 1, 2009 – February 26, 2010
by April 30, 2010
February 1 – May 31, 2010
from June 1, 2010
August 15, 2010
September 5 – 10, 2010
April 2011

Correspondence
Yoshinori Furukawa
Institute of Low Temperature Science
Hokkaido University
Phone: +81-11-706-5467/6880
Fax: +81-11-706-7142
E-mail: PCI-2010@lowtem.hokudai.ac.jp

Abstract submission, registration fee and accommodation
Abstract submission, registration and hotel reservations will be accepted on-line only. Full instructions for theon-line conference registration, hotel room reservation and payment methods will be announced on the Web site.

More information about the conference site
The conference will be held at the Hokkaido University Conference Hall. The more information about Hokkaido
University, Sapporo city, and Hokkaido you can visit the following Web sites:
Hokkaido University: http://www.hokudai.ac.jp/en/index.html
Sapporo City:
http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/
Hokkaido:
http://www.visit-hokkaido.jp/en/